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The Interior Department is ignoring the rules on ‘acting’ officials

From: Washington Post

"The July 8 editorial on the extreme number of vacancies in positions that require Senate confirmation, “Mr. Trump’s ‘acting’ government,” was a welcome indication…

Watch Out, Tortoise: Karen-Budd Falen Is in Charge.

From: Sierra

"Like putting Genghis Khan in charge of a day-care center.” That’s how a spokesperson for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility responded to Karen Budd-Falen’s…

This Chemical Kills. Why Aren’t Regulators Banning It?

From: New York Times

"Last month’s spectacular explosions at a large Philadelphia oil refinery complex injured five workers, terrorized city residents and drove up gasoline prices.…

Philadelphia Explosion Underscores Danger of Refineries Using Hydrogen Fluoride

From: Truthout

"Aging refineries are playing Russian roulette with American population centers,” said Tim Whitehouse, a former enforcement attorney with the U.S. Environmental Protection…

Lawmakers talk legislation in response to FOIA changes

From: The Hill

"It would definitely be an amendment to FOIA, those aren’t that uncommon,” Kevin Bell, staff counsel for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, on what…


News Releases

AUTO EMISSIONS WHISTLEBLOWER FILES RETALIATION COMPLAINT

PhD Statistician Reduced to Data Entry; Emissions Testing System Still Flawed

FDA SCIENTISTS ISSUED EARLY WARNINGS ON DRUG APPROVALS

Staff Survey Echoes Safety Concerns Raised by Dr. Graham in Senate Testimony

CHAMBERS FILES APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT

Petition Cites More Than 40 Legal Errors Made by Judge

ANOTHER RIGHT WHALE FEARED DEAD THIS WEEK

New Carcass Off Nantucket; One Percent of Population May Have Perished

PENTAGON TO JETTISON ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

New Policy Drops Public Health, Cleanup and Resource Conservation Duties